Loading…
Loading…
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 12:41 UTC | 114 |
| 08:40 UTC | 89 |
| 04:39 UTC | 231 |
| 00:37 UTC | 259 |
| 6 Nov, 20:37 UTC | 317 |
| 6 Nov, 16:36 UTC | 167 |
| 6 Nov, 12:35 UTC | 119 |
| 6 Nov, 08:34 UTC | 80 |
| 6 Nov, 04:33 UTC | 211 |
| 6 Nov, 00:32 UTC | 211 |
| 5 Nov, 20:32 UTC | 284 |
| 5 Nov, 16:31 UTC | 159 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchFebruary 2026 | 3,329 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2026 | 866 | 26% | About average (better than 53% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
Roadside Research kept 26% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Roadside Research Early Access Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 181 | +18 | +10.9% | 382 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 164 | −119 | −42.1% | 331 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 282 | −185 | −39.6% | 808 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 467 | +84 | +22% | 1,445 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 383 | −55 | −12.6% | 1,044 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 438 | −427 | −49.4% | 1,106 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 866 | −382 | −30.6% | 2,857 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 1,247 | −183 | −12.8% | 3,997 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 1,431 | −1,898 | −57% | 4,472 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 3,329 | — | — | 9,183 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
Update ImpactThe Autumn Update FALLS on November 3rd! (27 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.8× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 16% fewer than the week before. Another update came 7 days later, so that week is partly its doing.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| The Autumn Update has FALLEN! 🍂3 Nov 2026 · 4 of 7 days so far | 382 (2.5×) | +32% |
| The Autumn Update FALLS on November 3rd!27 Oct 2026 · week before: 5.1 of 7 days; next update 7 days later | 320 (1.8×) | −16% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count
